Set to broadcast in two one-hour films, this family treat is inspired by the classic books of Barbara Euphan Todd and is pegged to be the TV event of the season. Mackenzie Crook has taken Scatterbrook farm and the infamous characters of this well-loved tale and injected them with a tender and authentic charm. This is the perfect family adventure, packed with a fun, mischievous spirit and delivered with an environmental message.
Mackenzie Crook, (Pirates Of The Caribbean, Detectorists) who has written, directed and stars as Worzel Gummidge, has gathered a host of both accomplished and brilliant actors who are set to appear in this eagerly anticipated adaptation.
Playing The Green Man, creator of the scarecrows, who arrives to Scatterbrook in episode two, is comedy legend Sir Michael Palin. He says: “It’s a lovely part for me, but the whole script is very memorable and touching, and very funny too. It quite skillfully weaves in something for everybody all the time.”
Zoë Wanamaker (My Family, Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone) will play the eccentric local aristocrat, Lady Bloomsbury Barton in episode two. She says: “The whole thing is so charming and inventive. It’s the sort of thing I’d watch. I’m sure it will be a huge success. I know it will - it’s divine.”
Vicki Pepperdine (Getting On, The Windsors) takes on the role of the formidable Aunt Sally in episode one. She says: “There’s something for everybody. It’s got this heart to it, and you’d be hard pushed as an adult not to engage with it.”
Steve Pemberton (League Of Gentleman, Benidorm) will play Mr Braithwaite, the farmer. He says: “This is the kind of show the whole family can enjoy together. It has a lot of humour, a lot of visual humour too, and I think kids will enjoy watching the children being central to the story.”
Rosie Cavaliero (Gentleman Jack, Cleaning Up) will play Mrs Braithwaite, she added: “It’s a story about the imagination, and children escaping into this different world. Mackenzie’s version is totally contemporary.”
Ones to watch India Brown (Hetty Feather) and Thierry Wickens (making his TV debut) will play Susan and John, two city children spending their summer at Scatterbrook farm who quickly befriend Worzel and begin a summer of adventures.
The first episode, The Scarecrow Of Scatterbrook, sees two young strangers arrive in the village of Scatterbrook. It’s not long before Susan and John encounter Worzel Gummidge, the Scarecrow of Ten Acre Field. Their world is sent spinning into confusion when they realise Gummidge comes to life. The only person more shocked is Worzel, when he discovers that the children are not in fact fellow scarecrows but humans.
Their worlds should never commune but fate has conspired to create an extraordinary union. The seasons have stopped and the harvest hasn’t arrived. The rhythm of the natural world is out of kilter and this unlikely trio must try to put it right. Magic, mystery and mayhem unfurl.
The second episode, The Green Man, welcomes another mysterious arrival to Scatterbrook. The Green Man is the creator of scarecrows and keeper of scarecrow lore. He isn’t at all happy that Worzel is consorting with humans. Elsewhere, local aristocrat Lady Bloomsbury Barton is holding a fete, with a Scarecrow competition that Worzel is determined to win. What will The Green Man and Worzel's most competitive rival, Soggy Bogart make of it all?
Worzel Gummidge is written and directed by Mackenzie Crook and is a Leopard Pictures, Treasure Trove Productions and Lola Entertainment production for BBC One. It is Executive Produced by Kristian Smith for Leopard Pictures, Lisa Thomas for Lola Entertainment, Mackenzie Crook for Treasure Trove Productions, with rights holders Patrick D. Pidgeon and Eric S. Rollman executive producers for Pidgeon Entertainment, Inc. It is produced by Georgie Fallon and Alex Moody is the Commissioning Editor for the BBC.
Further casting:
Francesca Mills - Earthy Mangold
Tim Plester - Clarty
Colin Michael Carmichael - Soggy Bogart
Andrew James Spooner - Flat Alistair
Phil Hulford - Hannah Harrow
Tom Meeten - HMS Odney
Christopher-Robert Barlow - Rag Bag
Kiran Shah - Chopper and Root Bound
Charlie Mayhew - Rustle Sprouter
Lucy Montgomery - Jackie Pudding
Gus Brown - Oswald Pollypop
Malik Ibheis - Trike
Ben Langley - Driver
Mariam Haque - Receptionist
电影的落幕时刻或许正是导演交付给观众的一份调查问卷。她假借主角们评价费里尼电影好不好看这个由头，其实是试探性地在询问自己的观众，那你们说说，我拍的这部《爱情神话》到底好不好看呢？对此，我只想说，真心好看！
本质上是一青春爱情片换成了一群中老年人来演，多了市井油腻，少了灵动激情，浮皮潦草的深刻，轻描淡写的共鸣，引来干扁文艺青年热捧也正常。我老了绝对不会给孩子讲我看过的文艺片。
将《爱情神话》比作伍迪·艾伦的电影，比作程耳的《罗曼蒂克消亡史》，比作金宇澄《繁花》所营造出的上海，真无语。后面三者都是艺术作品，前者乃泡沫“红茶坊”，中产“老娘舅”，然而还没有滑稽戏情景喜剧的烟火，只得其造景和片段式喜剧呈现的情节剧模式，倒拉低了后两者。把它说成是“升级版郭敬明”还差不多，因为人物之不接地气，对上海理解之想当然，满足的不过是“下支角民众”看法租界霓裳艳影的刻板眼光，“西宫娘娘烙大饼，东宫娘娘卷大葱”，我们农业社会的农民也是这样想象皇宫的。它的光滑和虚假，修鞋匠也喝着咖啡讲爱情哲学和一线品牌这种，啧啧啧，令人昏昏欲睡。
好难得有这样的不紧不慢絮絮叨叨。居然有这么多演员是上海籍？！全程跟读……
杂货铺与咖啡店，房客和小皮匠，小资情调之下，接地气才是本质；弄堂洋房与阁楼亭子间，毫不避讳又自然流露。上海本土生活细节的还原度高，演员本身的气质也与角色的特点相符，就连两位妈妈角色都运用得很真实。圆桌离婚局，话里有话抛砖引玉，三种不同身份的女性之间的平衡和尺度过于玄妙。男男女女，情情爱爱，真真假假，淋漓尽致。
完全还原了我内心上海的精神气和城市气质，就是那种拧巴做作的小资情调。武康路成排的咖啡馆和旁边的复古自行车，可能也就上海男人才敢戴丝巾和草帽不会被嘲弄为娘娘腔。刻板印象还是有，但是还是挺欣赏导演对细节的照顾。可能只有在故事背景是上海的时候，才会觉得讨论意大利老电影，鞋匠不仅能聊哲学还能蹦洋泾浜英文是不违和的。不管是男性视角还是女性视角都反应在机智的台词里，也并不偏激过分，是恰到好处的。最惊喜的是他们在外滩艺术馆那一场戏。表现手法很高级。运用话剧的布景和光影来折射微妙的关系，有点阿莫多瓦惯用的招数的味道。希望这个有潜力的导演能坚持创作不要被资本带偏了。
好看！被一来一去的台词笑死，互不相让，来回交锋。爱情亦真亦假。“她走了后，我的罗马就坍塌了。”ps，有钱有闲的生活真好！哈哈，不然怎有神话呢。
应该是这个周末口碑非常棒的一部。。。
如同纽约之于伍迪艾伦，上海终于也有了属于它的电影，太棒了，只有在上海住过的人才能理解这部电影有多浪漫。
3.记得之前有一种观点说，中国电影京圈的话语权太大，上海文化一直没什么存在感，本片应该可以改变一下这种状况。
非常智慧有趣的轻喜剧爱情片，轻盈洒脱，机锋暗藏；描摹人情世态，臧否两性话题。如江南精致小菜，甜酸适口，淡有余味。我的年度惊喜华语电影之选！
太灵了，台词设计的非常的巧妙，配乐是看着看着拿出手机来听歌识曲的地步。以及倪虹洁太好看了点
就是你们总宣传离婚以后更潇洒自在，还能遇上真爱，才有那么多人动不动就离婚。实际上离婚带着孩子的女人很难再找到共度下半生的另一半了。能找到的都是运气极好的。好男人都是被很多女人追着围着，中等的男人也是被伴侣抓的死死的，只剩下差等的男人单着。当然了，如果婚姻实在很痛苦还是要坚决离婚的。大部分的婚姻，我只想说珍惜眼前人。
7/10，分些些虚高了。
非常的平淡，上海话得一直看字幕很烦，语速还快，看的累死了。看完就像没看一样。。。
你累积了许多标签和俏皮话，你用心挑选酒米油盐酱醋咖，你收集了法租界里每一条伪生活化的Instagram，为了发个小布尔乔亚式的中年咸菜嗲，却说不出到底在辛苦些啥？看得我味同嚼蜡…
结尾好评，换我看费费的《爱情神话》也会看不懂加各种吐槽。
老乌和索菲亚罗兰的部分，大概是在说，老派的上海死了，但仍留有一缕残魂，一个欧式的梦。
片中这种生活状态的上海人当然是存在的，这些人和大部分住在宝山、彭浦的上海话使用人口之间的差异度，自然远大于他们和租住在隔壁，听不懂上海话，不吃香油鳝糊但热衷轻食法餐之间文艺女青年之间的差异度，本片的导演自然属于后者，构建出来的上海，也只存在于华山路-延安路包裹着的摩纳哥大小区域。当然，在泥沙俱下的今日，能够用上海话作为影片对白本身，已经能够让交关上海中老年人惊讶和感动，以至于对自家生活与片中人物之间的鸿沟，也轻描淡写的视若无睹了
中年人的情感，没有明确开始的信号，也不会有戛然而止的结束，即使说好不见，就算离婚或死去，也都不会轻易结束，像极了绵绵不绝的生活一样，一天接一天，一年接一年。
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